News tagged with mobile lighting

Hall effect at the speed of light: How can you demonstrate relativistic effects with your mobile phone?

The relativistic Hall effect describing objects rotating at speeds comparable with the speed of light has been reported.

Physics / General Physics

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 8

Developing small-size laser projectors for mobile phones

Mobile phones currently on the market are capable of showing high quality images and video, but the phones' small size sets insurmountable limits on screen size, and thus the viewing experience. VTT Technical Research Centre ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Making a light-harvesting antenna from scratch

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes when people talk about solar energy, they tacitly assume that we're stuck with some version of the silicon solar cell and its technical and cost limitations. Not so.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Japan carrier unveils smartphone radiation gauge

Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo is to unveil a smartphone with changeable "jackets" that measure bad breath, body fat and even radiation levels.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fuel cell mobile lighting system featured at Space Shuttle Atlantis launch

Fuel cells are used in the space shuttle as one component of the electrical power system, so perhaps it was appropriate that a hydrogen fuel cell-powered mobile lighting system could be seen on the grounds ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Foldable display shows no crease after 100,000 folding cycles

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most difficult problems for designing mobile devices is finding a way to minimize the size of the device while simultaneously maximizing the size of the display. To get the best ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (26) | comments 10 | with audio podcast feature

Japan develops mobile phone with human touch

Japanese researchers said Thursday they have developed a human-shaped mobile phone with a skin-like outer layer that enables users to feel closer to those on the other end.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 5

Sony unveils new 'NGP' portable game console

Japanese entertainment giant Sony on Thursday unveiled a new portable touchscreen gaming console as it looks to launch a fresh challenge to Nintendo and Apple in the competitive mobile gaming market.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Developing fuel cell-powered mobile lighting application

Sandia National Laboratories, with help from The Boeing Company, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and others, is leading an effort to develop a commercially viable, fuel cell-powered ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0